L.A. Confidential

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Max W Russel Crowe was the absolute Terminator in this. His tag team in the end with Guy Pierce was also fantastic. Great watch. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Jeremy S I walked into watching L.A. Confidential with high expectations. It sat at the top of the list of a top 300 movies of all time provided by both Tomatometer approved critics and Rotten Tomatoes users with a rating of 99%! The film is well paced by Director Curtis Hanson, bringing us into the story surrounding L.A. in the 50's from the lens of the police we find ourselves following. Curtis does a good job of bringing us to become familiar with the various characters. We learn their personalities and intentions well through the acting + cinematography. Their intentions become vectors through which we will solve the central murder case through. Each male character has high centrality to the story, so we constantly learn more as we progress through the film. Tensions rise in this film and are maintained throughout, with everything culminating at a point before we can receive the resolution. For me this movie left something to be desired in terms of story. We get some depth in some main characters, but a lot of the other key central figures have little depth; particularly the villains. Why do they do the things they do? We find out little, they just do it because they are - which is not satisfying, perhaps it is not relevant to the story. Some of the violence borders on gratuitous, which may be intentional given the genre and story-line. Overall a good film, but for me it will not get the place of #1 film on my list! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Rosana B É um filme de ficção que se baseia em fatos reais com casos criminais fictícios de 1950, baseado num livro do Quarteto de Los Angeles… Muito bom, prestigiadíssimo, que só não ganhou mais Óscar pq simplesmente concorreu com o Supra Sumo Titanic… Um obro inteligentíssima (mérito do autor) com uma fidelização e atuações magnificas, o desenrolar ganha contornos dramáticos e o suspense nos envolve por completo, ótimos plot twist, delicioso de acompanhar… Excelente, entretém, intriga e aguça... Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review mark g A masterpiece. So well done. Great script, cinematography, and acting. This film will be heralded forever. A very special film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Haxo A the screenplay, acting, camera-work etc. of this film have been rightly and highly praised. But Jerry Goldsmith's amazing score needs 2B mentioned more often, as it highlights the visceral impact of every scene so well. Next time you watch (or study) this masterpiece, concentrate, for example, on the terrifying sequence where Bud White enters the narrow crawlspace under the old lady's house and discovers the rotting corpse of Buzz Meeks....and the way the minor key+dissonant music makes the hellish situation even more gut-wrenching. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Cavanagh W For reference, I was born in 2002. I genuinely believe that this movie is timeless. This is a classic and a must watch. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The way they were able to capture the energy of LA in the 50's makes me wish I lived it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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